Dr. Grant is an internationally recognized and award-winning media psychologist, author, researcher, Doctoral Addictions Counselor, and educator with specific expertise in technology’s impact on mental health. He designs and facilitates “Healthy Device Management” and “Good Digital Citizenship” treatment strategy and educational training workshops for clinicians, practitioners, educators, parents, and academic communities.

A globally respected and popular conference keynote speaker, Dr. Grant has also been featured on numerous webinars, podcasts, and onscreen broadcast interviews, as well as in print publications, speaking on device-related behaviors, addiction, and media psychology. He has contributed to the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, the New York Times, Time Magazine, Forbes, The Hill, The Hollywood Reporter, Vanity Fair, Business Insider, APA Monitor on Psychology, Wondermind, CNN, The Times of London, Le Figuero (France), El Nuevo Herald (Spain), ABC News, CBS News, NBC networks, Fox News Networks, The Daily Show, and a two-page People Magazine feature story about him and his work.

His current research includes a recently completed national study in partnership with the Newport Healthcare Center for Research and Innovation investigating his theory surrounding the potentially unfavorable impact of a caregiver’s device use behaviors on attachment bonds. This paper discussing it was recently published by “Frontiers in Psychology,” and the paper was picked up by dozens of international publications within 72 hours. Dr. Grant is also engaged in explorations of the potential impact of AI and “chatbot companions” on users, identity construct effects of social media, parasocial relationships, and cyberaggression.

He also serves on the Expert Advisory Panel on behalf of three recently released APA scientific reports (two exploring the A.I./chatbot phenomenon and another on healthy teen video viewing). An international publisher recently commissioned a treatment curriculum workbook on “Healthy Device Management and Practices of Good Digital Citizenship” designed specifically for practitioners, treatment programs, and educators.

Dr. Grant was chapter leader, co-editor, and contributing author, in collaboration with a cohort of global experts, on several chapters recently published in a special handbook by Springer Publishing, in partnership with Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development. He also partnered with the National Association of Behavioral Healthcare’s Youth Services Committee” on the development, content creation, and launch of “Safe Connections,” their new national Youth Services Cyberhealth campaign.

In His Own Words

“The question to ask yourself, and the question I ask my clients and audiences, is, Are your devices controlling you, or are you in control of your devices? Because most online content, apps, and platforms are tied to revenue and consumerism, if it is free, you are most likely the product, and the goal is to keep you online and engaged as long as possible. Young people in particular are vulnerable to the neurological and psychological effects of device overuse, and we need to help them take back the control.”

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